Five Toronto Blue Jays Who Should Be on the Trading Block Right Now

Dec 9, 2013; Orlando, FL, USA; Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos talks with reporters during the MLB Winter Meetings at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. Mandatory Credit: David Manning-USA TODAY Sports

We are inching closer to the July 31 Major League Baseball trade deadline and managers are investigating which players to ship out and who they can acquire. It is an exciting time! It can be a nervous time as the culture could be shaken for the positives or the wrong side.

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Baseball fans across North America are wondering what pieces their favorite team will add. They are wondering if missing ingredient A will put them over the top or will ingredient B signal the beginning of a long and painful rebuild?

The Toronto Blue Jays have not made the playoffs since the 1993 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. They defeated the Phillies in 6 games with outfielder Joe Carter hitting the game winning homerun off of reliever Mitch Williams. That was a long time ago!

The following are players that the Toronto Blue Jays should have under consideration on the trade block. Each player has value. However, you have to give up something others desire in order to get the gem you want. Whatever trade consummated, whether it’s pitching or batters, you have to part with value. Moving any one of these five men could allow the team to move back into the playoffs for the first time since 1993.

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